Meaning of PENSIVENESS
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- [n] deep serious thoughtfulness
- [n] persistent morbid meditation on a problem
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| | Synonyms: | | brooding, contemplativeness, meditativeness |
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| | See Also: | | melancholy, thoughtfulness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pen"sive*ness\, n.
The state of being pensive; serious thoughtfulness;
seriousness. --Hooker.
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| | Related Terms: | | absorption, abstraction, brown study, castle-building, close study, concentration, contemplativeness, daydreaming, deep thought, dreamery, dreamfulness, dreaminess, dreaming, dreamlikeness, engrossment, fantasying, gentle melancholy, melancholia, melancholiness, melancholy, musefulness, musing, pipe-dreaming, preoccupation, profound thought, reflectiveness, reverie, romantic melancholy, speculativeness, study, thoughtfulness, tristfulness, wistfulness |
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